The Armour Archive

GenericUnique

a) Make MMA training a minimum of three times a week. Get an amateur fight or two under my belt. Semi successful - had an interclub, then cut back on training. b) Make HEMA training every possible week. Push to get new training group up and running. Pretty much, although not liking the local option...

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LeeC - I got that shortly after I posted, but then my copy of Space Battleship Yamato arrived and killed a couple hours. I'm getting in touch with some Germans I've started training with to see what they know about fechfedern, or maybe have a few lying around. After BON, I've re-evaluated my level ...

GenericUnique

The following link shows a panel from Talhoffers 1459 fechtbuch depicting a classic front snap kick in armored combat. http://www.thearma.org/pdf/th19.jpg You might think so until you've had a JKD instructor kick you as hard as he can when you are wearing a full kit. Hardly moves you unless its abo...

GenericUnique

Besides the great Krotchpunt manual, where would I find kicking in any of the WMA fechtbuchs? I'm seeing some small trips and what sound kind of like the kicks you do in judo to knock the guy's feet a little off the ground so he'll go down, but not the classic front snap kick. I'd say we see three ...

GenericUnique

I'm rather proud to say that I'm starting a new Historical European Martial Arts group in London. I first began studying HEMA with KdF's Nottingham chapter, and ever since I've moved south I've been waiting until I was in a position to start a group here. This will be KdF's 12th chapter/group, I bel...

GenericUnique

a) Make MMA training a minimum of three times a week. Get an amateur fight or two under my belt. b) Make HEMA training every possible week. Push to get new training group up and running. c) Make sure not to get injured before events. Try to get kit and myself up for tournaments at FightCamp and Swor...

GenericUnique

I wanna be hanging around Nuremburg c.1510 (call it 1490-1525). I'm interested in portraying a low ranking knight. I've got some fairly specific questions on doublet patterns, shoes by social class, almain rivet and gothic->maximillian transitional armours, and so on - I can find a lot of resources ...

GenericUnique

It can be as easily a falsecut parry of a thrust. It can be just a mistake. My money's on mistake, since he seems to be holding it the wrong way around (with the long edge away from the knuckles, so it would be impossible to cut with). Either that, or I'd suggest it's a bad drawing of a clip-point ...

GenericUnique

Richard, which Bolognese material and which centuries? Pretty new to thinking of using historical texts for rapier and stuff, not familiar with which guys would be more helpful. Just draw and tip cuts. No percussive cuts, it's standard heavy rapier. yeah, I figured it would be. but without a cage, ...

GenericUnique

To clarify, are you fighting with cuts allowed, or not? They radically change the game, and a lot of the sources for minimal/no complex hilt (e.g. Meyer's rappier or Bolognese, or basically anything early enough not to use a complex hilt) rely on cuts as a central part of their game. Maybe Thibault ...

GenericUnique

OK I'll bite. There are several things here that need changing. I am curious if the hive mind agrees with me. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/thaddeus/goofball_sm.jpg Firstly, you get quite a few points for having decently fitting mail, rather than hanging wide bits everywhere. The biggest si...

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If you're going to want to enforce the rules, rather than keep looking on as people get their public kicks from ignoring them, then you're probably going to need a means of enforcement, if rolling your eyes and tutting hasn't worked. That means either using the existing enforcement mechanisms (the o...

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There are now Rawlings wasters with black blades, at least for longswords. They're the "Proline Xtreme" version, designed to be more stiff and durable. They're still much better balanced (especially with a metal crossguard) than the Cold Steel plastic club, and much more forgiving to be hit with . ...

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The black wasters that Leo tested are not the white wasters in the video. There are now Rawlings wasters with black blades, at least for longswords. They're the "Proline Xtreme" version, designed to be more stiff and durable. They're still much better balanced (especially with a metal crossguard) t...

GenericUnique

Having done quite a bit of 'rebated steel' fighting and having WATCHED several C&T practices there is a similarity. The biggest difference seems to be that C&T is a grown up game of tag for those playing while most active 'rebated steel' fighting is done for a audience so its a bit more 'flashy" (i...

GenericUnique

My 2c: I'm interested in resources for doing HEMA as a reconstructed martial art. I'm not interested in learning how to game a Rennfaire, SCA, Reenactment or HEMA tournament to win by exploiting the ruleset. I'm interested in learning the martial arts of medieval and renaissance Europe as closely as...

GenericUnique

Note that the referees' main option to restore order is to wave those feather-plumed hats into the struggle and hope it persuades people to stop.

GenericUnique

Just because there's a boss doesn't mean there's a centre grip - look at the Bayeux Tapestry!

GenericUnique

Whitewolf Sr. wrote:We "Attempt" to recreate the middle ages ... before the introduction of "gun powder" into middle Europe

What about SCA personas after 1300?

GenericUnique

If Yellow attacks Mr. Left's head, is he going to leave the buckler in place and hope that the sword gets there in time to block? In fact, if you look at I.33, guards with the point aimed backwards (first or sixth) and low and preferred to deal with Halbschilt. So yes, you bring your sword up to bi...

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And almost every English (as in, family predating 20th century mass migration) person is almost certainly descended from Edward III...

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I thought I'd put together why I haven't tried it, despite knowing several SCA members who're great people, and having overlapping interests sufficient to keep me browsing here. Politics – why I'm not re-enacting at the moment is because I got fed up with cliques and abusive people who hide behind f...

GenericUnique

I have a couple of counters to your comments. There us a survival bias in the armor that survived to present day. Most average or larger suits of armor would be reused. It's like going to a store after a sale. The common sizes are sold out, the very small and very large sizes are left. On sizes of ...

GenericUnique

Peikko wrote:Why...you gonna get one?

Tempting. I like the very late 15th/early 16th century stuff, especially that suit in the Kelvingrove I've made a thread about somewhen. Not quite "munitions" grade though, I guess. It's also that I can't afford shinier suits. Or any suit, probably...

GenericUnique

ain't it just...and it's a proper munition piece too. Close up you notice that the edges are a mess, the visor is crooked (won't open properly as a result) and its just thrown together...it was perhaps the work of a few hours. But it is lovely...the SCA (and LH) needs more munition armour IMHO. Dag...

GenericUnique

Same weekend as FightCamp, the biggest UK HEMA event...

GenericUnique

I have to wonder if the London pattern wasn't more designed for traveling work (like a farriers forge, small, compact, does EVERYTHING in one place), so has all the bells and whistles one might need, whereas a firmly located smith would have things set up where he needs them, day in day out, for ro...

GenericUnique

There are days I am firmly reminded how SCA-centric this forum is....... I think I'll start bringing a stopwatch to interesting discussion threads, and seeing how long it takes until someone starts to wave their fake crown/coronet/belt/archbishop's mantle/mickey mouse watch around demanding capitul...

GenericUnique

[We don't both know that. One of us would define "push" very differently. Read this: http://www.thehojos.com/~stmikes/galiotPhillipe_.htm Read the account. They are not deliberately placing their point someplace harmless, and trying to shove the other backwards. They are coming in at a good pace an...

GenericUnique

For whatever it's worth, I'm enjoying some good points and information dropping from this display of talking-past-each-other.

GenericUnique

Out of interest, can anyone source using the quillons offensively in armoured fighting in period? It just occurred to me while reading Ringeck's Kampffechten that all strikes or thrusts are with the point or pommel. The quillons get used to hook legs and the opponent's sword, but that's it.

GenericUnique

Count Johnathan wrote:So according to your definition of chivalry someone can act in a knightly and chivalrous manner while shooting an unaware opponent in the back?

Sounds a lot like the actual, historical, accounts of knights I've read.

GenericUnique

I'll cover a few things from my first WMA group. Purpose: "To become more efficient anachronistic killing machines". Basically, the aim was defined as to be good at doing what was recorded in the manuals we worked from. Not to do well in whatever sparring simulation we used, not to call ourselves kn...

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The Wallace Collection seems like it is just 1 room of armory? My quick perusal of online site... no? Depending on how their renovations have gone over the winter, it's three European arms and armour galleries, one oriental, and the last time I was there there was a display in the lowest floor on a...

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